As far as the producers go, it's all about the ratings.
If people have been watching the episodes up until this point, they would see that Meat (and the rest of the team) had been extremely patient with Gary. It was the straw that broke the camel's back ... not just a silly outburst over some paint. It happens to the best of us ... Meat is a human being afterall
Meat apologized to Gary ... Gary accepted, and they were able to put it behind them for the sake of the team. Meat is doing great on the show, earning a lot of money for a very worthy cause .. IMO that is what people need to get back to focusing on. And I'm sure this will all blow over once we see the next big fight (between NeNe and Star
).